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Rights activist, Sherlina Nageer on Wednesday rejected President Donald Ramotar’s announcement that he has relieved Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran of ministerial duties because he had insulted her, describing his move as a political gimmick. “Noted but we are still not appeased. We are less than two weeks before elections. It ‘s pretty clear to me that it is simply ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday defended handing over the rehabilitation and maintenance of the state-owned fibre-optic cable to a local private company for free, saying that it was much cost effective to do so rather than borrow between US$20 million to US$30 million to first fix it. That is in stark contrast to the US$10 million that a senior official ...

by Zena Henry Closing in on the final leg to General polls less than two weeks away, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has mounted pressure on A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) to release their manifesto. A senior official of the coalition told Demerara Waves Online News that APNU+AFC’s manifesto would be launched before this weekend. ...

The virtual sacking of Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran for offensive remarks he made to a female rights activist days before general elections was due to mounting pressure for him to resign or be fired , according to a top government official. Luncheon claimed he did not know that President Donald Ramotar had relieved the Health Minister of his duties ...

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 2230h. last night Tuesday April 28, 2015, at Montrose Public Road, ECD, and which resulted in the death of Arif Williams, 22 years, of Triumph, ECD. Investigations have revealed that Arif Williams was driving a motor car, allegedly at a fast rate, when he reportedly swerved from a ...

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Tuesday night vowed that it would not tolerate any irregularities at the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections that could see it being cheated out of retaining power. “Let me make it clear. We not taking that sh…We not taking it because every vote matters and the last elections we saw the consequences ...

In what might be a clear case of resistence, Timehri residents have destroyed ‘no squatting’ signs recently erected by the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). This is according to a public statement released by the Public Works Ministry Tuesday April 28. More than a week ago the government agency highlighted concerns about an alleged renewal of squatting activities in the ...

Less than one month before facing the electorate, the Guyana government has handed a small privately-owned Guyanese company the right to manage and maintain the state-owned fibre-optic cable with lucrative tax concessions for the next 25 to 40 years, according to the agreement. In exchange, the company has tied itself to risks of new telecommunications laws whenever they are enacted ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), one of six parties in the opposition coalition, on Tuesday said the hand over control of Guyana’s E-Governance project to a small private company would be scrapped if the opposition wins next month’s general elections. “This 40-year contract is an outrage. It is a theft of state resources in the last days of the PPP/C ...

by Zena Henry In a one-on-one with A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Presidential candidate David Granger, local nurses within state-owned health institutions across the country pleaded for better work conditions, increased salaries and improved skills training once his party comes into government. Granger met with a number of nurses at the Guyana Nurses Association at Alexander ...